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JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I [SUN# JPN 2201]

5 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
5 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Continuation of JPN 102 . Includes speaking and listening, grammar, personal transactions, and the cultural context to which Japanese conversations take place. Also includes reading and writing Hiragana, Katakana, and 250 Kanji characters.

Prerequisite(s): JPN 102  
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - OTHER and G; Meets CTE A&H and G.


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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Derive meaning from the Japanese written language from texts that are structurally simple.
  2. Recombine learned vocabulary into structurally simple written statements and questions.
  3. Recombine learned vocabulary and frequently used expressions into meaningful statements with evidence of creativity and/or improvisation.
  4. Express basic needs and use basic courtesy expressions.
  5. Demonstrate comprehension of learned vocabulary in structurally simple sentences and in questions.
  6. Identify simple cultural norms, beliefs, and regional variations of areas where the Japanese language is used.
  7. Describe key social and cultural Japanese traditions.

Outline:
  1. Oral and Written Forms
    1. 99 additional kanji characters
    2. Pronunciation
  2. Grammatical Structures
    1. Adjectival conjunctions
    2. Comparatives and superlatives
    3. Past, plain verb forms
    4. Extended predicate
    5. Verb, adjective, nominal te-form
    6. Probability and conjecture
    7. Interrogatives and particles
    8. Potential forms
    9. Nominalizers
    10. Progressives
    11. Relative clauses
    12. Past experience
    13. Desire
    14. Opinion
    15. Excessive
    16. Quoted speech
    17. Intention/verb volitional forms
    18. Simultaneous actions
    19. Temporal clause
    20. Indefinite pronouns
    21. Conditional clause
    22. Reporting hearsay
    23. Embedded questions
  3. Interpersonal Transactions
    1. Describe, compare, and predict weather and climate
    2. Describe a schedule in logical order
    3. Express conjectures
    4. Describe hobbies and degrees of ability
    5. Describe family members
    6. Describe someone’s progressive and habitual action
    7. Describe favorite food and drink
    8. Describe past experiences
    9. Make polite requests
    10. Discuss plans
    11. Express 1st and 3rd persons’ desires
    12. Express opinions in a culturally appropriate way
    13. Quote hearsay
    14. Describe planned actions and the reason for proposed actions
    15. Describe simultaneous actions
    16. Transact purchases
    17. Describe clothes used on various occasions
    18. Provide multiple reasons
    19. Give culturally appropriate answers to questions
    20. Write a formal letter
    21. Read a newspaper-style article
    22. Read various brochures
  4. Cultural Component of Communication Competency


Effective Term:
Fall 2016